By Sharon Cohoon, Sunset senior garden writer

Hundreds of water-wise plants will be on sale Saturday, May 3, from 8 a.m. until 3 p.m.at Western Municipal Water District’s Landscapes Southern California Style water conservation education center in Riverside, Calif.  The Inland Chapter of the California Association of Nurserymen will conduct the sale with proceeds going to a horticultural scholarship.

Western’s water conservation education garden will be open during the sale, and volunteers from the University of California Cooperative Extension’s Master Gardener program will be on-hand to answer questions. Admission to the garden and the plant sale is free-of-charge. Experienced plant sale veterans recommend arriving early for the best selection.

Driving directions are available here  or by calling 951.789.5087.

Landscapes Southern California Style is located at the corner of Alessandro Boulevard and Mission Grove Parkway in Riverside.

Take the the self-guided tour while you're there to see more than 250 species of plants in a natural setting as well as irrigation systems that contribute to maximum water-efficiency. By following the techniques demonstrated in the center, consumers can save 25 to 40 percent on water used in their landscapes.